Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Louisiana State University/English 1001 (Fall 2015)

English 1001 is the first of two courses in LSU's Writing Program. All the students are in their first year of college.

The purpose of this course is to advance the students' writing and communication skills, with an emphasis on informative genres and the use of sources.

The students will spend roughly one month working on several brief Wikipedia assignments. First, they will copyedit an article, improving at least two sentences. Second, they will add at least four new sources, with corresponding citations, to a poorly researched article. Finally, they will write a lead for an article that's missing one.

Week 1

 * Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
 * Be prepared for a quiz on October 12.

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Resources: Online Training for Students

Week 2

 * Choose one article and identify ways in which you can improve and correct its language and grammar. You can find a list of articles in need of copyediting here.
 * Add your chosen article to the course page (next to your user name), and make the appropriate changes. Edit a minimum of two sentences. You do not need to alter the article's content.
 * Use the article talk page to briefly explain your changes.
 * Additional advice on copyediting Wikipedia articles is available here.

Week 3

 * Find an article in need of better or additional sources and citations. Use this link to look up suitable articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articlesneedingadditional_references.
 * Add the article next to your name in the course page.
 * Find 4 sources using electronic databases or other LSU library resources. Post a list of citations in your sandbox.
 * Add the sources to the article.
 * Here's a very good help page for all your questions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Referencingforbeginners.

Week 4

 * Find an article with a missing or insufficient lead section. Use this link to look up suitable articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pagesmissinglead_section.
 * Add the article next to your name in the course page.
 * Draft a new lead and post it in your sandbox for review. I will leave suggestions in your sandbox talk page.
 * Once your lead is approved, add it to the article. Congratulations! You're done with our Wikipedia class project.